Housing Secretary nominee Scott Turner offered few specifics during his confirmation hearing last week. But he outlined plans to review agency programs and maximize their budgets.

HUD gets acting secretary; FHA revises qualification requirements for single-family nonprofit program; exemption from hiring freeze excludes VA’s home loans program.

Industry stakeholders have largely applauded the nomination of Scott Turner as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, citing his experience and leadership.

The pilot seeks to demonstrate how HUD could reduce the costs associated with delivering and retaining original partial claim documents.

Chairs of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs lose re-election bids; HUD announces sale of residential loans on non-vacant properties; FHA issues standards for flood risk management tied to minimum property standards; FHA appraisal data added to Uniform Appraisal Dataset.

FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon is seeking more federal funding to address ongoing challenges in housing supply and affordability.

The Biden administration’s fiscal year 2025 budget request allocates $72.6 billion for HUD, which is higher by about $500 million from the FY23 enacted level.

Congressional lawmakers next week are expected to take up legislation meant to finalize fiscal 2024 funding bills before the latest continuing resolutions lapse.

FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon this week returned to her hometown of Philadelphia to address attendees at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual convention.

Before a VA loan closes, lenders should establish the funding fee exemption status of the borrower, VA clarified.